J.P. Karliak, the actor who voices Morph on Disney+’s X-Men ’97, is opening up about the backlash the show received after Marvel Animation described the character as non-binary.
X-Men ’97 showrunner Beau DeMayo, who has since exited the show, confirmed to Empire for their April 2024 issue that Morph was non-binary, which sent some fans into a tailspin.
The reaction from a certain sector of fans didn’t surprise Karliak, telling CBR in an interview, “I’m a queer activist. I run a nonprofit that advocates for queer representation.
I also co-founded a voter registration organization. I know what’s going on in the world, especially politically, so no, it didn’t surprise me at all.” “I think what I appreciated was how much counter-backlash there was, with people like ‘Have you watched the X-Men?
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